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more about #joycecaroloates more comments → Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: My little brother vacuums when he's bored or stressed. He's 16. more » Flackette Goes Retro: My boyfriend is obsessed with the cleanliness of his floors. He even rents the carpet shampooing machine every year or so. Me? I occasionally notice t... more » MissIng: I go into a happy state of mind watching my fiance vacuum. Sans shirt even better. more » lola82: To be fair...she did say some of her male colleagues are denied the pleasure. Just sayin'. But while I love her writing, I'm not terribly fond of her... more » hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: not only do i hate vacuuming, but i hate carpet. dust mites freak me out.... although there is something to be said for doing the dishes, but hippied... more » SylvanSylph: She clearly hasn't heard about the pleasure men can get from car wash vacuums! more » desertbloom79: This is how I feel about mowing. I have an unnatural love of mowing the lawn. more » LaComtesse: I go into my happy state of mind when I go grocery shopping late at night. The aisles are empty, I can plan weekly meals and think about food. It's li... more » MyNameIsChris: To DeLillo, the sound of a vacuum is just White Noise. more » katie.scarlett.o'hara: My twelfth grade English teacher tried to tell us Joyce Carol Oates is a man. This was when I knew she was an idiot. more » tscheese: Tscheese abhors a vacuum. more » viklane: I can't be the only person who has never, ever liked a single thing I've read by Joyce Carol Oates. more » NellMood: I can't figure out how I feel about this statement. Is the implication that there's some inherent house-work love in women? Is it a slight on men, or ... more » Samanthrax: I wonder if Philip Roth and Don DeLillo are ever awarded the pleasure of thinking before they speak. more » Mkp-hearts-NYC: Well sure if they're going to use those penis-deactivated vacuums... more » -
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"I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming. I think some of my male colleagues, like Philip Roth and Don DeLillo, are completely denied this pleasure." - To Sunday's Times magazine. More »
